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khun
New Contributor
6 years ago

DeleteFolder doesn't work

Hi!   We try this (with TC 12.6) to empty a temporary folder with testdata before running each test:   if aqFileSystem.Exists(Spath):    aqFileSystem.DeleteFolder(Spath, True)   but Test...
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    khun
    6 years ago

    OK, so someone else in the company just found the problem: if the folder is open in e.g. Windows Explorer, you get this message! All files and folders in the folder are deleted, but the folder itself is not. And TC gives an error about the folder not being empty.

     

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khun
New Contributor

OK, so someone else in the company just found the problem: if the folder is open in e.g. Windows Explorer, you get this message! All files and folders in the folder are deleted, but the folder itself is not. And TC gives an error about the folder not being empty.

 

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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor
6 years ago

Right... because the folder is, technically, in use and the file system won't allow you to delete the object while it's in use.